Surf lifesaving gallery

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of many reasons why surf lifesaving is such a fant

of many reasons why surf lifesaving is such a fantastic activity is that it teaches everyone skills that could save a life in everyday situations - this weekend we covered paediatric CPR and choking.

Conditions were a pain again with a medium sized north east well and cross shore winds coinciding with a high tide - too much swell to safely take everyone out behind the groynes for a board paddle, so we opted for some training in the shorebreak !

A huge wave smashing you in the face and knocking you off your feet can be a daunting prospect but it is essential for a lifeguard to become "comfortable in uncomfortable situations" - so we grabbed rescue tubes and practiced frog jumps and ducking under the white water, safely entering and exiting the water.

With one club member on Dad duty, we had a few extra pairs of hands avaliable who did an amazing job having a go at CPR and collecting a huge bag of litter !

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Late post I'm afraid ! This weekend we covered:

Late post I'm afraid !

This weekend we covered:

- radio comms and practice

- unaided and tube swim rescues

- hand signals

- group beach risk assessment.

We are also involved with the @aberdeen_beach_community project to secure a future community clubhouse for the beach users, so we met for a committee meeting afterwards to discuss next steps for awareness and fundraising.

Keep an eye out for dates in May and June for an update meeting and a beach community event/open day !

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Follow up pics ! Steep shelving beach, exposed bi

Follow up pics !

Steep shelving beach, exposed bits of the old groynes.

Take extra care swimming/surfing/ dipping in this section until the sand covers everything back up

A quick look at the beach at the moment ! Lots of

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Last call for sign ups for our lifesaving/lifeguar

Last call for sign ups for our lifesaving/lifeguard course !

- if you are interested in lifesaving but don't want to sit the course, you can still come to every session.

- if you can't make the assessment at the end of April, you can come to training (2nd assessment date in September TBC).

- if you are interested in getting involved, but think a full lifeguard course might be too much, please still come along ! There is no obligation to do more than you can manage

If you are keen to get involved please get in touch asap

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Wet and wild again this weekend ! Our hardy group

Wet and wild again this weekend !

Our hardy group of lifesavers went through a communications recap followed by a risk assessment 101 - if in doubt, let the most expendable team member head in first !

Likely no formal training this weekend (16th) while club Captain and TA do their requals - swim sessions on Wednesday still, especially for our new recruits 🙂

Only a few more weeks til the clocks change and we are very much looking forward to more daylight !

If you weren't able to make it to any of the taster sessions but are still keen to find out more, just remember you can drop in to ANY lifesaving training session (aslong as you message us first).

Have a great week everyone !

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A typical Aberdeen start to our Saturday beginners

A typical Aberdeen start to our Saturday beginners session, with rain and grey sky's. While we hid in the hut and got stuck into first aid, primary and secondary surveys, the weather turned and we had clear sky's, sun and light winds.

A south easterly swell and neap tides made rescue board paddling tricky, so we opted for some tube rescues and a game of beach flags to round off the session.

For those who couldn't make it this weekend and are still interested in lifeguard course, or just want to give surf lifesaving a try, please get in touch at any point and come along to one of our training sessions !

Another big thanks to @intermoorglobal for our club sponsorship. Our new training rashies are looking sharp and will help identify us on the beach and keep our members visible when they are in the water !

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Taster session tomorrow ! Still places for anyone

Taster session tomorrow !

Still places for anyone interested in coming along !

Please bring wetsuit, boots, warm clothes and any medication/snacks/hot drinks and meet at our club lock up at 9:45am !

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We had a gorgeous Sunday afternoon this weekend wh

We had a gorgeous Sunday afternoon this weekend whilst hosting @bumblebarnes who was up from the Lake District for a dip and an author talk with our local swim groups. Please head over to her page to find out more about Sara's books on cold water swimming.

It feels like spring is almost upon us 🙂

Taster session this coming weekend !

Still plenty of places avaliable ! Message us to sign up, no charge and no experience necessary. All abilities welcome !

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Lifesaving taster session ! Completely FREE ! Our

Lifesaving taster session ! Completely FREE !

Our intro session for everyone interested in our lifeguard course is OPEN TO ALL - even if you don't intend on signing up.

Our training sessions are open to those wanting to qualify and those just wanting to get involved with the club.

Please message us ASAP to register. We have old wetsuits but cannot guarantee sizes or they don't have holes ! Please reach out to @scotsurfs if you are interested in hiring one for the session.

See you all soon !

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We will have the hut open on Sunday morning for th

We will have the hut open on Sunday morning for those attending the dip and Q&A - our hot shower will be avaliable but our kettle is broken so please bring your own hot drinks!

A few regulars off sick this weekend, so a smaller

A few regulars off sick this weekend, so a smaller crowd for Saturday training.

With an hour to kill before the tide dropped out we covered surf forecasting for our beach, swell generation, height, period, angle, tides and winds before suiting up and heading in to catch a few waves.

Looking back at the beach from the water, its really obvious how much the sand has shifted recently, with a steep shelf now formed from the high water mark down to the bottom of the groynes.

Take a look at the second picture - the sand is usually a good couple of feet below the end of the ramps

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Surf lifeguard exam 2024 ! Do you want to challen

Surf lifeguard exam 2024 !

Do you want to challenge yourself, learn new skills, make new friends and have fun in the sea, all at the same time?

Then get signed up to our first lifeguard course of the year !

First session will be a taster and information session ! (Date tbc, aiming for a few weekends time).

We run our course on an individual level, so if you need a little more time to get up to speed or can't make every session, we can be flexible, but generally we will have Saturday practical skill sessions, Wed pool swim fitness/skills and evening modules over Teams.

With so many new beach community groups established it would be great to see some new and familiar faces this year!

Please Message us for any questions and to register for the course !

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An unseasonably warm Saturday for February for our

An unseasonably warm Saturday for February for our first training session of 2024 !

Conditions were good, with a dropping offshore wind and long period groundswell providing great waves for learning board control and paddling skills.

We are looking at arranging our first beach lifeguard course in the next few weeks (likely March/April start).

If anyone is keen to joining us on this course, please drop as a message or an email to be added to our list, and keep checking our club page for updates !

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A typical day of waves at the north end of Aberdee

A typical day of waves at the north end of Aberdeen beach but can you spot the rip ?!

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O were my love yon Lilac fair, Wi' purple blossom

O were my love yon Lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the Spring,
And I, a bird to shelter there,
When wearied on my little wing!
How I wad mourn when it was torn
By Autumn wild, and Winter rude!
But I wad sing on wanton wing,
When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.

Good health and happy Burns night everyone !

This weekend our focus was on tidying up our clubl

This weekend our focus was on tidying up our clublock up and trying to get the damp under control.

With dripping wet ceilings and everything metal rusting away nicely, winter is a constant battle against the elements for us - and as you can imagine, we are in desperate need of an upgrade to our facilities.

So, we were absolutely thrilled to see just shy of 100 people come down to the beach this weekend to show their support for a new community clubhouse !

We are extremely grateful to everyone that showed up we are looking forward to the @pressandjournal article coming out soon. Thanks again to Paul Barlow for the pics!

If you haven't joined the #aberdeenbeachcommunity group on Facebook yet please do so and look out for our website launching soon.

A big shout also to Mike Scotland for organising a huge army of volunteers this weekend for the #communitycleanup beach clean, with another ludicrous amount of rubbish successfully removed from our beach.

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It's still chilly and windy this morning, so pleas

It's still chilly and windy this morning, so please wrap up warm if you are coming down for the community photo today.

12pm noon - gather at 11:45 down at Fittie, lower prom/walkway infront of Cairn/Scotsurf Trailer

See you all later !

BEACH REDEVELOPMENT ! Aberdeen beach users, we nee

BEACH REDEVELOPMENT ! Aberdeen beach users, we need your help !

In Aberdeen, we are lucky to be so close to a fantastic beach and it is great to see the water busy all year round, with surfers, swimmers and surf craft of all kinds. To see our club develop and to encourage a new generation of lifesavers and water users, we need a new clubhouse, with proper storage and changing space, especially when it comes to running juniors sessions.

Over the last year, we have been engaging with the city council and beach development design team to outline our vision for a shared community clubhouse at Aberdeen beach. This would not only be for our club, but for the hundreds of sea swimmers, dippers and surfers that use Aberdeen beach almost everyday.

This idea has received fantastic feedback and is well supported by members of the city council - but now, we desperately need community support and involvement to make this happen !

In the next few weeks we will have a Press and Journal article coming out highlighting our campaign to see this project approved as part of the beach redevelopments - and we want to cap this off with a community meet-up and group photo, to highlight the support for this project.

We appreciate it is short notice, but it would be great for as many water and beach users who support this idea, to come down to Aberdeen beachfront on Sat the 20th of Jan (next weekend) at 12pm noon, for a big group photo.

What if you cant make it ? Please spread the word !

Send this info to your swim group, your friends, your family and anyone who would be interested in giving us support !

You can find out more about this project by joining "Aberdeen Beach Community" on facebook and by coming to the upcoming meetings, but also by following ASLSC as we will also be posting updates.

Any questions, please get in touch ! we hope to see as many of you as possible next weekend !

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